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1934 (relief)
Details
BEN NICHOLSON, O.M. (1894-1982)
1934 (relief)
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson 1934' (on the reverse), inscribed 'Parkhill Rd./N.W.3.' (on the frame)
oil on carved wood, relief, on the artist's prepared board, in the artist's frame
22 x 31 ¾ in. (55.9 x 80.7 cm.)
Painted in 1934
1934 (relief)
signed and dated 'Ben Nicholson 1934' (on the reverse), inscribed 'Parkhill Rd./N.W.3.' (on the frame)
oil on carved wood, relief, on the artist's prepared board, in the artist's frame
22 x 31 ¾ in. (55.9 x 80.7 cm.)
Painted in 1934
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Mr and Mrs Henri Frankfort, London, in 1935, and by descent.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 30 November 1987, lot 68.
with Ivor Braka Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 1999.
Their sale; Christie's, London, 30 November 1987, lot 68.
with Ivor Braka Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 1999.
Literature
M. Evans (ed.), AXIS: No. 2, April 1935, p. 17, illustrated.
H. Read (intro.), Ben Nicholson: Paintings, Reliefs, Drawings, Volume I, London, 1948, p. 8, no. 70, illustrated.
J. Summerson, Ben Nicholson, London, 1948, p. 4, pl. 18.
J. Lewison, Ben Nicholson, London, 1971, pp. 75, 127, no. 70, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson, Oxford, 1993, p. 126, no. 111, illustrated.
V. Button, St Ives Artists: Ben Nicholson, London, 2007, p. 44, illustrated.
H. Read (intro.), Ben Nicholson: Paintings, Reliefs, Drawings, Volume I, London, 1948, p. 8, no. 70, illustrated.
J. Summerson, Ben Nicholson, London, 1948, p. 4, pl. 18.
J. Lewison, Ben Nicholson, London, 1971, pp. 75, 127, no. 70, illustrated.
N. Lynton, Ben Nicholson, Oxford, 1993, p. 126, no. 111, illustrated.
V. Button, St Ives Artists: Ben Nicholson, London, 2007, p. 44, illustrated.
Exhibited
London, Annely Juda Fine Art, The Thirties, July - September 1998, n.p., no. 28, illustrated.
Further Details
We are very grateful to Rachel Smith and Lee Beard for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.
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